I blame the heat

I probably should stop watching the evening news. It's not healthy for my blood pressure to go up that much, that quickly. :-/

I'm not a perfect parent. Anyone who's followed this journal for ANY amount of time probably knows that. I make mistakes; sometimes fairly colossal mistakes. But. Why the HELL should any parent (or pet owner, because it applies here, too) ever have to be told/reminded NOT TO LEAVE CHILDREN/PETS IN A PARKED CAR, "even if the windows are down". I just--*flails*. *Really*?

There is a college in Indiana -- Goshen College -- who apparently has decided to stop playing the national anthem before sports events because the lyrics are too violent/violence-encouraging for their pacifist stance.

I have no idea what to even think on that. The Star-Spangled Banner has been good enough for everyone else, but not for some dinky college in Indiana?

I can't breathe and my head hurts, and my eyes won't stop watering, in spite of benadryl.

I'm also really tired of feeling grumpy and negative, and y'all are probably equally tired of me being that way. So, um. Trying to close on a positive note...Um. Oh! Okay:

Matthew and I talked last night, after I'd calmed down some. I'm not sure if we actually settled anything, but he understands (I hope) why I was upset. We'll work on the rest of it.

WHOA

Where'd nomelon go??